Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Grant Sartoris
Subject(s): Public officers--Selection and appointment, Publications, Sartoris, Algernon Edward, 1877-1928, United States. Congress. Senate
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President Roosevelt informs Ellen Grant Sartoris he would like to appoint her son, Algernon Edward Sartoris, but there are one or two other men he is anxious to place as well. Given Algernon’s “unwise publication” last year, Roosevelt is still trying to figure out if he can get Algernon’s name through the Senate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Jones, Ellen Grant Sartoris, 1855-1922
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Grant Sartoris. [June 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191858. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Grant Sartoris. [5 Jun. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191858.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Grant Sartoris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191858.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
